Tag: pollution

Bottled water is the healthy on-the-go alternative to tap water, which can unfortunately contain high levels of chlorine, leftover medication, and the ever-controversial fluoride....

We all have that friend — the yogi who fills her Instagram feed with gorgeous poses, the long-distance runner who’s always talking about his...

A new study has found that climate change is affecting flowers in a surprising way — they are not as sweet. If you read...

Who wants to eat plastic? Certainly not us! Not only is the stuff indigestible, it can be highly toxic, with BPA and other toxic...

Newborns under four months of age are at a particular risk for motor and mental development problems from exposure to airborne environmental pollutants. Airborne...

There are many risk factors that increase our chances of suffering a stroke, such as alcohol use, smoking, and eating a poor diet. It...

A peer-reviewed economic assessment released in early October by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation revealed that cleaner water in the Chesapeake Bay could mean billions...

In 2011, ecologist Mark Browne released a rather alarming study. The study, titled "Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Worldwide: Sources and Sinks," revealed that...

Our oceans are the lifeblood of humanity and the Earth. They flow over nearly three-quarters of the planet, holding 97 percent of its water...

Diesel fuel is a type of fuel used in large engines to power vehicles like trucks, buses, trains, ships and some types of cars,...